RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    If coefficient of correlation between two variables\[x\]and y is 0.32 and co variance is 8, variance of\[x\]is 25, then variance of y is

    A)  36               

    B)  25

    C)  64               

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Given, \[r=0.32,cov(x,y)=8,\,{{\sigma }_{x}}=25\] \[\because \] \[r=\frac{\operatorname{cov}(x,y)}{\sqrt{{{\sigma }_{x}}}\sqrt{{{\sigma }_{y}}}}\] \[\therefore \] \[0.32=\frac{8}{\sqrt{25}\sqrt{{{\sigma }_{y}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\sqrt{{{\sigma }_{y}}}=\frac{8}{0.32\times 5}\] \[=\frac{8}{1.6}=5\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{\sigma }_{y}}=25\]


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